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Mommy War’s Over (If You Want It)

Greg — Thu, 24 May 2012 01:17:20 +0000

You know, it’s in the media’s and advice book writers’ interest to draw the anxiety out as long as possible, but as Mom-101′s clear-eyed post explains, the Mommy War is inside you, and it could end right now if you…

Daddies Ketchup By Paul McCarthy

Greg — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:58:36 +0000

Sometimes a ketchup bottle is just a ketchup bottle. Though with Paul McCarthy, you can never be sure if this is one of those times. Still, congratulations to the Public Art Fund for erecting this awesome inflatable Daddie’s Ketchup…

Sun Ra X Disney: Hallucinogenic Elephants On Parade

Greg — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:54:19 +0000

I done seen about everything when I seen Walt Disney outfreak Sun Ra. For the late intergalactic Jazz overlord’s birthday, Dangerous Minds points to Sun Ra and the Arkestra’s rendition of “Pink Elephants on Parade,” which is synched up here…

Link’em All, Let Tumblr Sort’em Out

Greg — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:20:35 +0000

When I saw this float by in @starwarsmodern’s twitter feed last night, I thought I’d try to track it down and give some credit. [update: It may be from @wallykrantz] But then when DT reader Sara sent along this one,…

Shooting Down ‘Baby’

Greg — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:00:23 +0000

My “baby” is having me committed to a state mental institution. @Huggies: Hey dads: what do you have planned for you and baby this weekend?— Neil Hamburger (@NeilHamburger) May 21, 2012 [via @dadcentric] It’s one of the things I’ve never…

Big Gulp, Son Of Clone Trooper

Greg — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:18:58 +0000

Here is a photograph of a Clone Trooper pushing a gun and a Coke in a stroller at the Maker Faire. Really not much I can add to it at this point. Cool Clothes and Styles of Maker Faire…

Buy These Bugaboo Maxi-Cosi Adapters For Practically Nothing

Greg — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:32:48 +0000

Regular DT readers know I love nothing more than leaving money on the table. From all the ads and sponsored content we don’t sell, to all the giveaways and tweetups and shilling contests we don’t run. And now I’ve…

Endless Extruded Plastic Kids Rocker By Dirk Vander Kooij

Greg — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:37:58 +0000

Amsterdam designer Dirk Vander Kooij developed his Endless Flow Process for his 2010 Eindhoven thesis project. Since then, he’s refined it to the point where his repurposed industrial robot extruder can print a plastic chair out of recycled refrigerator…

Shibuya Hikarie Underground Breastfeeding Spa De Gozaimasu

Greg — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:33:24 +0000

Luxurious women’s lounges in department stores are nothing new. But I still can’t help thinking the six differently themed ladies’ rooms on each level of the new Shibuya Hikarie complex, including the curtain-filled breastfeeding spa on B2, is the…

GOP Anti-JFK Coloring Book

Greg — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:56:33 +0000

A reader at Talking Points Memo sent along pictures from his grandmother’s attic of Republican coloring book that mocked President Kennedy. Basically nothing has changed in fifty years, which at least provides a sort of comfort, a continuity with…